TY - JOUR
T1 - Ellen Berscheid, Elaine Hatfield, and the Emergence of Relationship Science
AU - Reis, Harry T.
AU - Aron, Arthur
AU - Clark, Margaret S.
AU - Finkel, Eli J.
PY - 2013/9/1
Y1 - 2013/9/1
N2 - In the past 25 years, relationship science has grown from a nascent research area to a thriving subdiscipline of psychological science. In no small measure, this development reflects the pioneering contributions of Ellen Berscheid and Elaine Hatfield. Beginning at a time when relationships did not appear on the map of psychological science, these two scholars identified relationships as a crucial subject for scientific psychology and began to chart its theoretical and empirical territory. In this article, we review several of their most influential contributions, describing the innovative foundation they built as well as the manner in which this foundation helped set the stage for contemporary advances in knowledge about relationships. We conclude by discussing the broader relevance of this work for psychological science.
AB - In the past 25 years, relationship science has grown from a nascent research area to a thriving subdiscipline of psychological science. In no small measure, this development reflects the pioneering contributions of Ellen Berscheid and Elaine Hatfield. Beginning at a time when relationships did not appear on the map of psychological science, these two scholars identified relationships as a crucial subject for scientific psychology and began to chart its theoretical and empirical territory. In this article, we review several of their most influential contributions, describing the innovative foundation they built as well as the manner in which this foundation helped set the stage for contemporary advances in knowledge about relationships. We conclude by discussing the broader relevance of this work for psychological science.
KW - family
KW - interpersonal relations
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U2 - 10.1177/1745691613497966
DO - 10.1177/1745691613497966
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84883784059
VL - 8
SP - 558
EP - 572
JO - Perspectives on Psychological Science
JF - Perspectives on Psychological Science
SN - 1745-6916
IS - 5
ER -